Resources to share, educate, and stand together.

**Preview the amended and certified ballot wording for ERA/Proposal One. (English) / (Spanish)

DOR Printable Resources

*Any resources in this section can be printed locally without restrictions.

• DOR edited - Vote NO to ERA flyers (English) / (Spanish)
• DOR edited - Tell me more about ERA flyers (English) / (Spanish)
• BISHOP MATANO'S OCTOBER CATHOLIC COURIER ARTICLE (English)
• ARTÍCULO DEL OBISPO MATANO EN EL MENSAJERO CATÓLICO (Spanish)

Catholic Courier News Articles

• 10/8: "Priest to explain Catholic opposition to Prop One"
• 9/30: "Opponents say NY amendment could harm children, families"
• 9/16: "Online info sessions set on NY's Equal Rights Amendment"
• 9/6: "NY bishops urge Catholics to reject constitutional amendment"
• 9/3: "Catholics, others decry Equal Rights Amendment on NY ballot"

Parish Events

• A Catholic View of Proposal One presented by Fr. Steven Lewis (*View videos below)
  • Talk 1: Interpreting the ERA as Law According to St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Talk 2: Catholic Teaching on the Hard Moral Issues Challenged by the ERA

Coalition to Protect Kids-NY Resources

• Outreach Letter to Parishes
• Catholic Parish Outreach Packet order form
  (Order these resources FREE of charge directly from the
  CTPK-NY using the order form below.)
  • ONLINE RESOURCE ORDER FORM
  • For questions regarding these resources email info@protectkidsny.com
• Coalition ZOOM Tuesday Intro Meetings (Sept. 17-Oct. 29)
  Registration Link *Open to all who have questions.
• Request a Local Event Presentation (online form)

CTPK-NY MEDIA RESOURCES

• Slide Presentation
  • Slide #7 - Current Bills Sitting in the NYS Legislature
  • Slide #8 - NYS Department of Education "Best Practices"
• YouTube video: "Vote No To Stop the Parent Replacement Act"
• YouTube video: "NY State Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) - What you need to know?"
• Vimeo video: "NY Vote No on Prop 1" by Michele Sterlace-Accorsi, Esq., LLM with CTPK-NY
• Vimeo video: A Conversation with Cardinal Dolan and Michelle Sterlace-Accorsi of the Coalition to Protect Kids-NY

Letters, Articles & Statements

• STATEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF NEW YORK STATE (View online) / Printable PDF
• DECLARACIÓN DE LOS OBISPOS CATÓLICOS DEL ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK - (Enlace de PDF)
• NYS Conference of Bishops' ERA Introduction Letter to Parishes
• NYS Conference of Bishops' Guidelines for Parish Political Activity
• Article: "Catholic Conference Urges 'NO' Vote on Prop 1 this Fall" (NYSCCB)
• Article: “New York’s Equal Rights Amendment: A Revolutionary Camel” (Human Life Review, Jun. 10, 2024, by Donald Berens a retired attorney and former New York State government lawyer)
• Article: "The New York State Equal Rights Amendment and Religious Liberty" (Human Life Review, Oct. 10, 2024 by Edward Mechmann, an attorney and Director of Public Policy for the Archdiocese of New York)
• Article and resource booklet: "Dangerous Ballot Initiative in New York" (Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Sept. 23, 2024, by Bill Donohue, Ph.D., president of the Catholic League)
  • Rebuttal on Proposal One resource booklet: Proposal One New York State: A Critical Analysis by Bill Donohue, Ph.D., 2024 (English) / (Spanish)
• Commentary: "Defending Human Rights by Voting NO on Proposal 1" (St. Bernard's School of Theology & Ministry, October 2024, by Dr. Matthew Kuhner, Vice President and Academic Dean/Professor of Systematic Theology, Rochester, NY)

Prayers & Reflections

*These resources are created and shared by others to use for bulletins, preaching, talks, social media posts, etc. Parishes who have prayer and reflection resources they would like to share with others, please email them to Elizabeth.Johnston@dor.org. (The office reserves the right to vet and decide on the resources before they are shared.) More coming soon.

• Bulletin Series on the ERA by Fr. Jeffrey Tunnicliff (Pastor, St. Mary of the Lake, Watkins Glen)
• Sunday Scripture Reflections
  • 10/6: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (English) / (Spanish)
    By Fr. Tony Mugavero (Pastor, Holy Apostles, Rochester)
  • 10/13: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (English) / (Spanish)
    By Fr. Tony Mugavero (Pastor, Holy Apostles, Rochester)
  • 10/20: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (English) / (Spanish)
    By Dcn. José Rivera (Tribunal Judicial Assistant & deacon at St. Leo the Great, Hilton)
  • 10/27: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (English) / (Spanish)
    By Mr. Michael Sauter (Pastoral Services) & Mrs. Elizabeth Johnston (Life Issues & Cultural Ministries)
  • 11/3: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (English) / (Spanish)
    By Fr. Daniel Condon (Diocesan Chancellor & Director of Judicial Services